verisimilitude
noun/ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
/ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of seeming to be true or real synonym authenticity
- To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable’, from veri (genitive of verus ‘true’) + similis ‘like’.Want to learn more?
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